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Decatur Capital Management, Inc.
institutional manager voting report
- Vote records reported
- 1,831year to 30 June 2026
- Against management
- 20.0%309 of 1,543 marked votes
- Say-on-pay support
- 81.8%for, of for + against + abstain
- Shareholder-proposal support
- 60.3%for, of for + against + abstain
foragainstabstain, withhold or otheramber tick: the portion cast against management
Decatur Capital Management, Inc. reported 1,831 vote records for the year to 30 June 2026. It marked 20.0% of its votes as cast against management (309 of 1,543), 13.7 percentage points above the median institutional manager, which was 6.4%.
Weighted by the number of shares voted, the against-management share is 26.6%. The two figures differ when the votes against management fall on larger or smaller holdings than the rest.
On pay and on shareholder proposals: it voted for 81.8% of the section 14A say-on-pay items it reported (the median institutional manager: 91.4%) and it voted for 60.3% of the proposals put forward by security holders (the median institutional manager: 41.1%).
By category, votes against management were most frequent in AUDIT-RELATED (61.2% of 116), CORPORATE GOVERNANCE (54.3% of 46) and OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES (50.0% of 32).
It reported 37,216 shares out on loan at record dates, 0.28% of the shares it held or had lent across the meetings it reported. Shares on loan are not voted.
Compared with other filers
Each rate is defined once, in the methodology. The median is taken over 2,628 institutional managers with at least 25 vote records in the season.
| year to 30 June 2026 | This filer | Median institutional manager | All filers pooled |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against-management share | 20.0% | 6.4% | 10.6% |
| Say-on-pay support rate | 81.8% | 91.4% | 86.0% |
| Shareholder-proposal support rate | 60.3% | 41.1% | 33.9% |
| Shares on loan, share of shares held | 0.28% | 0.00% | 3.12% |
| Largest families, year to 30 June 2026 | Against management | Say-on-pay support | Shareholder-proposal support |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 20.1% | 94.1% | 42.0% |
| BlackRock and iShares | 7.5% | 88.3% | 11.9% |
| Fidelity | 6.0% | 94.7% | 27.6% |
| Dimensional | 16.4% | 78.9% | 57.4% |
| State Street and SPDR | 16.9% | 77.1% | 50.4% |
Votes by category
Filers choose one or more categories for each vote, so a vote can appear in more than one row. Category names are printed as Form N-PX defines them.
| Category (as the form names it) | Votes | For | Against | Against management | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIRECTOR ELECTIONS | 1,192 | 905 | 101 | 12.6% | |
| SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES | 128 | 82 | 18 | 18.8% | |
| AUDIT-RELATED | 149 | 49 | 66 | 61.2% | |
| SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AND DEFENSES | 28 | 22 | 3 | 47.8% | |
| EXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTIONS | 17 | 12 | 2 | 14.3% | |
| CAPITAL STRUCTURE | 61 | 54 | 1 | 5.5% | |
| COMPENSATION | 49 | 31 | 4 | 8.6% | |
| CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | 49 | 41 | 7 | 54.3% | |
| ENVIRONMENT OR CLIMATE | 26 | 8 | 17 | 32.0% | |
| HUMAN RIGHTS OR HUMAN CAPITAL/WORKFORCE | 8 | 5 | 3 | 62.5% | |
| DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION | 3 | 2 | 1 | 50.0% | |
| OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES | 32 | 19 | 13 | 50.0% | |
| OTHER | 89 | 57 | 16 | 24.6% |
By season
| Season | Vote records | Against management | Say-on-pay support | Shareholder-proposal support | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 30 June 2024 | 3,775 | 10.7% | 57.4% | 51.3% | |
| year to 30 June 2025 | 3,813 | 21.3% | 66.7% | 48.6% | |
| year to 30 June 2026 | 1,831 | 20.0% | 81.8% | 60.3% |
Say-on-pay votes against management
Counting one say-on-pay item per company meeting, Decatur Capital Management, Inc. voted against management on 18 of the 98 it marked either way (18.4%) in the year to 30 June 2026.
A further 26 say-on-pay items were reported without a management mark and are left out of both sides of that fraction.
- Alphabet Inc. 5 Jun 2026
- Apple Inc. 24 Feb 2026
- Broadcom Inc. 20 Apr 2026
- Netflix, Inc. 4 Jun 2026
- Costco Wholesale Corporation 15 Jan 2026
- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 20 May 2026
- The Coca-Cola Company 29 Apr 2026
- Tesla, Inc. 6 Nov 2025
- Verizon Communications Inc. 21 May 2026
- Starbucks Corporation 25 Mar 2026
- Analog Devices, Inc. 11 Mar 2026
- Prologis, Inc. 28 Apr 2026
- The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. 13 Nov 2025
- HEICO Corporation 13 Mar 2026
- ARGENX SE 6 May 2026
- AerCap Holdings NV 15 Apr 2026
- GENMAB A S 19 Mar 2026
- WW International, Inc. 12 Jun 2026
Shareholder proposals it supported
Of 111 proposals from security holders that could be told apart in the filings and on which it cast a vote, Decatur Capital Management, Inc. voted for 68 (61.3%). The 40 at the companies with the most reporting filers are listed. Titles are the most common wording among filers; where a wording could name a person, the SEC category is printed instead.
| Company | Meeting | Proposal |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Corporation | 5 Dec 2025 | European Security Program Censorship Risk Audit |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 20 May 2026 | Shareholder proposal requesting a mandatory independent board chair policy |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 20 May 2026 | Shareholder proposal requesting additional reporting on impact of data centers on climate commitments |
| NVIDIA Corporation | 24 Jun 2026 | Approval of a non-binding stockholder proposal requesting reporting on greenhouse gas emissions from the... |
| NVIDIA Corporation | 24 Jun 2026 | Approval of a non-binding stockholder proposal requesting the replacement of supermajority voting... |
| Alphabet Inc. | 5 Jun 2026 | Shareholder proposal regarding a report on AI data usage oversight |
| Alphabet Inc. | 5 Jun 2026 | Shareholder proposal regarding a report on AI-generated misinformation |
| Alphabet Inc. | 5 Jun 2026 | Shareholder proposal regarding a report on data privacy |
| Alphabet Inc. | 5 Jun 2026 | Shareholder proposal regarding a report on impact of U.S. immigration policy |
| Alphabet Inc. | 5 Jun 2026 | Shareholder proposal regarding equal shareholder voting |
| Alphabet Inc. | 5 Jun 2026 | Shareholder proposal regarding an enhanced disclosure on climate goals |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 19 May 2026 | Independent board chairman |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 19 May 2026 | Lobbying alignment |
| Eli Lilly and Company | 4 May 2026 | Shareholder proposal to prepare an annual lobbying report. |
| Eli Lilly and Company | 4 May 2026 | Shareholder proposal to adopt a policy and amend the bylaws to require an independent board chair. |
| AbbVie Inc. | 8 May 2026 | Stockholder Proposal - to Adopt a Policy to Require an Independent Chair |
| Netflix, Inc. | 4 Jun 2026 | Stockholder proposal entitled, "Proposal 4 - Shareholder Right to Act by Written Consent," |
| The Home Depot, Inc. | 21 May 2026 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Biodiversity Impact and Dependency Assessment |
| The Home Depot, Inc. | 21 May 2026 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Report on Customer Data Privacy Risks |
| The Home Depot, Inc. | 21 May 2026 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Report on Packaging Policies for Plastics |
| The Home Depot, Inc. | 21 May 2026 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Independent Board Chair |
| The Home Depot, Inc. | 21 May 2026 | Shareholder Proposal Regarding Report on Sufficiency of Associates' Access to Healthcare |
| Merck & Co., Inc. | 26 May 2026 | Shareholder proposal regarding a report on political contributions. |
| CHEVRON CORPORATION | 27 May 2026 | Adopt an Independent Chair |
| CHEVRON CORPORATION | 27 May 2026 | Commission a Third-Party Report on Human Rights Processes |
| CHEVRON CORPORATION | 27 May 2026 | Report on Indigenous Peoples' Rights |
| Bank of America Corporation | 4 May 2026 | Shareholder proposal requesting independent board chair |
| Bank of America Corporation | 4 May 2026 | Shareholder proposal requesting report on board oversight of risks related to animal welfare |
| The Coca-Cola Company | 29 Apr 2026 | Vote on a shareowner proposal requesting a report on risks related to ingredients |
| The Coca-Cola Company | 29 Apr 2026 | Vote on a shareowner proposal requesting a report on the extent of the Company's diversity, equity and... |
| The Coca-Cola Company | 29 Apr 2026 | Vote on a shareowner proposal requesting a report on the Company's plans to increase sustainability disclosure |
| Tesla, Inc. | 6 Nov 2025 | A shareholder proposal regarding adopting targets and reporting on metrics to assess the feasibility of... |
| Tesla, Inc. | 6 Nov 2025 | A shareholder proposal to amend the bylaws to repeal 3% derivative suit ownership threshold. |
| Tesla, Inc. | 6 Nov 2025 | A shareholder proposal to amend Article X of the bylaws. |
| Tesla, Inc. | 6 Nov 2025 | A shareholder proposal to seek shareholder approval before adopting an amendment to the bylaws pursuant to... |
| Tesla, Inc. | 6 Nov 2025 | Declassify the Board of Directors |
| Tesla, Inc. | 6 Nov 2025 | Shareholder proposal: CORPORATE GOVERNANCE |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 13 May 2026 | Stockholder proposal requesting changes to the stockholder right to call a special meeting. |
| Verizon Communications Inc. | 21 May 2026 | Board oversight of material issues related to climate change |
| QUALCOMM Incorporated | 17 Mar 2026 | Stockholder proposal entitled "Shareholder Ability to Call for a Special Meeting." |
Shares on loan
Decatur Capital Management, Inc. reported 37,216 shares on loan at record dates against 13.2 million shares voted: 0.28% of the two together. Median institutional manager: 0.00%. Shares lent out at the record date cannot be voted by the lender, which is why Form N-PX asks for the figure. More on lending and votes.
The filings
These figures are read from the filer's own Form N-PX. If a vote on this page looks wrong, the filing is the record: a dispute about a filed vote is a matter for the filer, and an error in how this site read the filing is a matter for corrections.
- N-PX filed 28 Aug 2026 accession 0001376474-26-000586
- Every N-PX filing by this filer on EDGAR
Questions
How did Decatur Capital Management, Inc. vote on executive pay?
In the year to 30 June 2026 Decatur Capital Management, Inc. reported 99 votes in the category SECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES that were cast for, against or abstain. 81 were for (81.8%), 18 against and 0 abstentions. Counting one item per company meeting, it voted against management on 18 of the 98 say-on-pay items it marked either way. A further 26 say-on-pay items were reported without a management mark and are not counted in that figure.
How often does Decatur Capital Management, Inc. vote against management?
20.0% of the time in the year to 30 June 2026: 309 of the 1,543 votes it marked as for or against management. Form N-PX asks each filer to state, vote by vote, whether the vote was for or against management's recommendation; this figure counts those marks.
Is this the result of the meetings?
No. Form N-PX shows how this filer voted the shares it held. It does not show how other shareholders voted or whether a proposal was approved. Companies report certified results separately, on Form 8-K.
Where does the data come from?
From the Form N-PX filings of this filer on the SEC's EDGAR system, read as filed. The SEC does not verify the contents. Amended filings (N-PX/A) replace the filings they amend. Data on this page runs through 23 Sep 2026.
Provenance: SEC EDGAR, Form N-PX and N-PX/A filings by Decatur Capital Management, Inc. (filer no. 1505961), read as filed and not verified by the SEC. Amended filings replace the filings they amend. Filings read through 23 Sep 2026; page built 26 Sep 2026.